Graham School
421 East 5th St
Mount Vernon NY, 10553, Westchester County
Phone: 914-665-5080
Ranking: 
(2,819 out of 3,424, bottom 18%)*
(2,819 out of 3,424, bottom 18%)*Type: Regular Other School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 11
School District: Mount Vernon City School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 41 | 37 | 35 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 44 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 496 | 519 | 433 | 620 | 597 | 558 | 545 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 135 | 27.2% | 137 | 26.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 156 | 25.2% | 121 | 20.3% | 81 | 14.5% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 54 | 10.9% | 49 | 9.4% | 56 | 12.9% | 69 | 11.1% | 55 | 9.2% | 67 | 12.0% | 68 | 12.5% |
| Grade 1: | 54 | 10.9% | 58 | 11.2% | 69 | 15.9% | 57 | 9.2% | 91 | 15.2% | 85 | 15.2% | 71 | 13.0% |
| Grade 2: | 46 | 9.3% | 63 | 12.1% | 52 | 12.0% | 87 | 14.0% | 70 | 11.7% | 73 | 13.1% | 78 | 14.3% |
| Grade 3: | 66 | 13.3% | 42 | 8.1% | 82 | 18.9% | 57 | 9.2% | 73 | 12.2% | 69 | 12.4% | 66 | 12.1% |
| Grade 4: | 45 | 9.1% | 75 | 14.5% | 54 | 12.5% | 74 | 11.9% | 65 | 10.9% | 65 | 11.6% | 74 | 13.6% |
| Grade 5: | 48 | 9.7% | 45 | 8.7% | 58 | 13.4% | 60 | 9.7% | 58 | 9.7% | 67 | 12.0% | 59 | 10.8% |
| Grade 6: | 47 | 9.5% | 49 | 9.4% | 61 | 14.1% | 60 | 9.7% | 64 | 10.7% | 51 | 9.1% | 92 | 16.9% |
| Grade 7: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 31 | 5.7% |
| Grade 8: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 9: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 10: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 11: | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | 6 | 1.1% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 253 | 51.0% | 255 | 49.1% | 205 | 47.3% | 274 | 44.2% | 275 | 46.1% | 246 | 44.1% | 294 | 53.9% |
| Female: | 243 | 49.0% | 264 | 50.9% | 228 | 52.7% | 346 | 55.8% | 311 | 52.1% | 301 | 53.9% | 247 | 45.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 4 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 4 | 0.8% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.1% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Hispanic: | 59 | 11.9% | 51 | 9.8% | 35 | 8.1% | 14 | 2.3% | 65 | 10.9% | 38 | 6.8% | 30 | 5.5% |
| Black: | 421 | 84.9% | 460 | 88.6% | 389 | 89.8% | 594 | 95.8% | 521 | 87.3% | 505 | 90.5% | 512 | 93.9% |
| White: | 6 | 1.2% | 5 | 1.0% | 5 | 1.2% | 6 | 1.0% | 5 | 0.8% | 5 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.6% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 2 | 0.4% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 221 | 44.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 406 | 93.8% | 293 | 47.3% | 357 | 59.8% | 256 | 45.9% | 266 | 48.8% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 26 | 5.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 24 | 5.5% | 20 | 3.2% | 60 | 10.1% | 43 | 7.7% | 33 | 6.1% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 12.10 | 14.03 | 12.37 | 16.24 | 15.71 | 14.50 | 12.50 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 70% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 55% | 71% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 71% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 69% | 80% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 28% | 54% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 37% | 54% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 33% | 44% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16.7% | 17.2% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 84% | 88% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 91% | 93% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 16% | 54% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 30% | 53% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 36% | 49% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 18.2% | 18.6% | 34.2% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 62% | 81% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 63% | 77% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 73% | 71% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 72% | 82% | 77% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 28% | 55% | 57% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 29% | 54% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 39% | 57% | 60% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.7% | 21.1% | 30.3% |
| 2006 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71% | 82% | 78% |
| 2007 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 83% | 84% | 81% |
| 2008 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 87% | 89% | 87% |
| 2010 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 43% | 69% | 64% |
| 2011 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 26% | 61% | 67% |
| 2012 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 50% | 66% | 69% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 9.4% | 18.8% | 36.3% |
| 2006 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 79% | 93% | 86% |
| 2007 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 81% | 93% | 85% |
| 2008 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 53% | 90% | 86% |
| 2009 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 94% | 95% | 88% |
| 2010 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 92% | 95% | 89% |
| 2011 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 84% | 90% | 88% |
| 2012 | Science | 4th Grade | % met std | 86% | 93% | 89% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 60% | 71% | 67% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 66% | 72% | 68% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 82% | 78% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 83% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 45% | 51% | 53% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 31% | 47% | 53% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 28% | 44% | 58% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 5th Grade | % met std | 9.1% | 18.4% | 30.2% |
| 2006 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 68% |
| 2007 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 74% | 71% | 76% |
| 2008 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 83% | 83% |
| 2009 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 82% | 86% | 88% |
| 2010 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 58% | 63% | 65% |
| 2011 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 55% | 58% | 66% |
| 2012 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 46% | 52% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 5th Grade | % met std | 2.3% | 11.8% | 29.9% |
| 2006 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 85% | 90% | 82% |
| 2007 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 76% | 88% | 78% |
| 2008 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 81% | 94% | 85% |
| 2009 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 89% | 93% | 86% |
| 2010 | Social Studies | 5th Grade | % met std | 90% | 95% | 86% |
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 24% | 59% | 61% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 42% | 60% | 63% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 69% | 67% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 95% | 91% | 81% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 49% | 48% | 54% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 48% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 31% | 44% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 8% | 16.6% | 29.6% |
| 2006 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 28% | 51% | 60% |
| 2007 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 47% | 65% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 63% | 80% | 79% |
| 2009 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 86% | 85% | 83% |
| 2010 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 48% | 58% | 61% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 36% | 55% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 40% | 50% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 10% | 13% | 30.6% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 74% | 61% | 71% |
| 2008 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 87% | 60% | 79% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Graham School was rated 1.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.